go asghar!!!!
how many matches do they have to win in order to get a medal?
^ 2 i guess to reach semis...
Men's 54-57kg - Round of 32 bout 9 - 16.08.04
Bekzod Khidirov (Uzb) beat
Sohail Ahmed (Pak)
(Technical Knock out: Stopped by referee due to superiority, round 2)
Men's 57-60kg - Round of 32 bout 7 - 16.08.04
Asghar Ali Shah (Pak) beat
Volodymyr Kravets (Ukr)
(Points: 21-17)
Mehar Ullah PAK DEF Aibek Abdymomunov KGZ Points 36-22 in Men's Bantam Weight (54kg) Round of 32....
So 3 out of 5 Pakistani Boxers has gone into the 2nd round of Boxing...2 by WINS...1 by BYE....
They have to win the 2nd round & the Quarter Finals to reach the Semis(Medal Contention)....
Mehar Ullah will face Guillermo RIGONDEAUX ORTIZ of Cuba in the second round:
Guillermo RIGONDEAUX ORTIZ :
Awards and honours
Named by Cuban sports officials as Rookie of the Year across all sports in 2000. (nbcolympics.com 12/07/04)
Ambitions
To be Olympic champion and at the end of my career, prepare others for boxing. (Athlete 10/08/00)
Other Information
OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
His gold medal in the 54 kg division at the 2003 Pan American Games ensured his qualification for the 2004 Olympics. (ATHOC 10/05/04)
RIVALRY
He has fought Agasi Mamdov [formerly Agaguloglu] three times in major tournaments, winning twice. Rigondeaux's only loss came in the final of the 2003 World Championships. The two may well meet again in Athens. (nbcolympics.com 12/07/04)
STRONG
He is a small and quick fighter, who possesses powerful punch combinations. (nbcolympics.com 12/07/04)
Ahmed Ali Khan will Face Gennadiy GOLOVKIN of kazakhstan in the second round:
Gennadiy GOLOVKIN Information
OLYMPIC SOLIDARITY
He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since November 2002.
World Championships
1 Middleweight 2003 Bangkok, THA
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Ashar Ali Shah will face Mario Cesar KINDELAN MESA of Cuba in the second round:
Mario Cesar KINDELAN MESA :
Awards and honours
Was named in the top ten athletes in Cuba for 1999 and was selected as the 'Best Boxer in Cuba' in 1999. (Athlete 10/08/00)
Received the Russell Cup as the 'Best Boxer' at the 2001 World Championships. (Granma International 24/6/01)
Named the 'Cuban Sportsman of the Year' in 2003. (radiohc.cu 22/03/04)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal in the Olympics. (Athlete 10/08/00)
RETIREMENT
He announced in early 2004 that he intends to retire following the Athens Olympic Games. "After Athens, I'm not going to throw another punch. I'm going to retire," he said. "I want to hang up my gloves whilst I'm at the top, after winning my second consecutive Olympic gold medal." (Granma International 07/01/04)
OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
His gold medal in the 60 kg division at the 2003 Pan American Games earned him qualification for the 2004 Olympics (ATHOC 10/05/04)
WINNING STREAK
Since winning the 1999 Pa American Games title, he has won every major event he has entered, including the 2000 Olympics, three world championships (1999, 2001, 2003) and the 2003 Pan Am Games. (nbcolympics.com 12/07/04)
Olympic Games
1 Lightweight 2000 Sydney, AUS
World Championships
1 Lightweight 2003 Bangkok, THA
1 Lightweight 2001 Belfast, GBR
1 Lightweight 1999 Houston, TX, USA
thanks man
i see the pakistani boxers will face tough competition..meri dua inkay saath hai!!!
Damn, 2 Cubans in the second round. There is'nt much of a chance of our guys advancing unfortunately.
Oh well - I guess our bro Amir Khan is the man.........
There must have been an update at www.athens2004.com in the meantime.
The revised (and longer) list looks like this:
Athletics:
MUHAMMAD Sajid
ZAHOOR Sumaira
Boxing:
AHMED Sohail
KARIM Faisal
KARIM Nouman
KHAN Ahmed Ali
KHAN Nisar
RASHEED Shoaib
SHAH Asghar Ali
ULLAH Mehar
Hockey:
ABBAS Sohail
ABBASI Shakeel
AHMED Alam
AHMED Waseem
AKBAR Salman
ALI Akhtar
ALI Ghazanfar
ALI KHAN Muddasar
ASHRAF Zeeshan
AZIZ Tariq
BUTT Rehan
HUSSAIN Aqeel
HUSSAIN Dilawar
IMRAN Tariq
JAWWAD Kashif
KHAN Imran
MAQSOOD Adnan
MOHAMMAD Imran
MUHAMMAD KHALID Saleem
MUHAMMAD Nadeem
MUHAMMAD Qasim
MUHAMMAD Saqlain
MUHAMMAD Sarwar
MUHAMMAD Shabbir
RASOOL Imran
RAZA Ali
Shooting:
AMIN Karamat
INAM Khurram
SULTAN Ahmed
Swimming:
AHMED Mumtaz
KHAN Kiran
RAZA Rubab
Weightlifting:
MUHAMMAD Irfan
Cuban boxers are really good. Hope Pak boxers advance to the next round, it will be very difficult. Go get 'em!
Pakistan has three people in swimming??
Have their events started yet??
Raza Rubab will compete on Friday, August 20th in Women's 50m Freestyle - Heat 3 @ 10:04 - 10:05
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Mumtaz Ahmed competed in the 100 M Free style - Heat 1 ...
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Source:Official Website
I am waiting to see if Rubab can pull out something. History will be made if she wins a medal for Pakistan
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Bekzod Khidirov from Uzbekistan (R) lands a punch on Solail Ahmed of Pakistan during their featherweight Athens 2004 Olympic Games round of 32 bout August 16, 2004. Khidirov won the fight. REUTERS/Steve Marcus Reuters
Name: Rubab RAZA
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: 15 JAN 1991
Height: 1.63 m / 5’4"
Olympic event: Swimming
Weight: 56 kg / 123 lbs
This swimmer is only 13 years old and will be swimming in womens 50m freestyle tomorrow morning. Best of luck to her. Hope she wins her heat. :k:
Almost half a minute for 50 metres???
Not very bright chances for her this time. But her experince from this olympic will be useful for her. She still has 3-4 olympics left.
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Well her qualifying time isnt bad!! She is pretty close to Diane who clocked 29.76 secs . I am sure she is gonna pull out a surprise :)
^ Out of 8 competitors she has the 3rd best qualifying time. It is not bad at all. Best of luck to her. :k:
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She is the one on the right
You Go Sis
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i think there are alot more competitors....this is jus one heat and the other heats have much faster times